German Famous Names Starting with Letter U

Is a long-distance runner from Germany, who won the women's marathon at the 2006 European Athletics

Is a long-distance runner from Germany, who won the women's marathon at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden. She also competed for her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Maisch ran in the marathon at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics in Berlin, but dropped out due to a foot injury. She and Richard Friedrich (also a runner) had a child in early 2011 – Emil, named after the eminent Czech runner Emil Zátopek. Maisch said that becoming a mother did not mean the end of her running career, citing the example of Paula Radcliffe.[1]

German left-wing militant and co-founder of the Red Army Faction (Rote Armee Fraktion) after origina

German left-wing militant and co-founder of the Red Army Faction (Rote Armee Fraktion) after originally working as a journalist for the monthly magazine konkret

German former high jumper. She won the Olympic title twice, in 1972 and 1984. She is the youngest Ol

German former high jumper. She won the Olympic title twice, in 1972 and 1984. She is the youngest Olympic champion ever in women's high jump, and at the time of her 1984 triumph, she was also the oldest ever.

Is a German former swimmer who competed for East Germany in the 1970s. At the 1976 Olympic Games in

Is a German former swimmer who competed for East Germany in the 1970s. At the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal she received three gold medals.[1] She received two gold medals at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships, and two in 1975. Richter set fourteen wo

Is a retired German sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres. She finished fourth in the 4x100 m r

Is a retired German sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres. She finished fourth in the 4x100 m relay for West Germany at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics and the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Over 60 metres she finished sixth at the 1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships and won the 1990 European Indoor Championships in Athletics. At the 1990 EIC she also won the 200 metres.

Is a German football goalkeeper who currently plays for Bayern Munich. She has also been capped for

Is a German football goalkeeper who currently plays for Bayern Munich. She has also been capped for the German national team.

Is a retired medley and butterfly swimmer from East Germany, who won the gold medal in the women's 4

Is a retired medley and butterfly swimmer from East Germany, who won the gold medal in the women's 400 m individual medley at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada.

Is a German hurdler who specializes in the 400 metres hurdles. Her personal best time is 54.57 secon

Is a German hurdler who specializes in the 400 metres hurdles. Her personal best time is 54.57 seconds, achieved in July 2000 in Barcelona.

Is a Korean composer of classical music, based in Berlin, Germany. She was awarded the Grawemeyer Aw

Is a Korean composer of classical music, based in Berlin, Germany. She was awarded the Grawemeyer Award in 2004 and the Arnold Schönberg Prize in 2005. Chin's Violin Concerto, for which she was awarded the Grawemeyer, was premiered in 2002 by Viviane Hagner. Since then it has been programmed in Europe, Asia and North America, and performed, among others, by Christian Tetzlaff, the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and Simon Rattle in 2005.

Is a West German nordic combined and skier who competed during the 1970s. His best known finish was

Is a West German nordic combined and skier who competed during the 1970s. His best known finish was a silver at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck in the Individual event.

Was Protestant Reformer who was active both in Northern and Southern Germany in order to promote Lut

Was Protestant Reformer who was active both in Northern and Southern Germany in order to promote Lutheran unity in the Holy Roman Empire.

Is an Austrian sprint canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the early 2000s.

Is an Austrian sprint canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the early 2000s.

Is a former German biathlete. 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in), 57 kg (130 lb). She resides with her Swedish

Is a former German biathlete. 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in), 57 kg (130 lb). She resides with her Swedish boyfriend Tomas Söderberg in Austria, and like most German Nordic skiers, is in the military as a border patrol guard. Their first child Hanna Ursula was born o

Is a German politician, State of Hamburg government official and was the Commissioner for the Scient

Is a German politician, State of Hamburg government official and was the Commissioner for the Scientology Task Force of the Hamburg Interior Authority. She graduated in political economy. According to Deutsche Welle she was considered an expert on the subject of Scientology, and has observing the organization since 1992[1] to 2010.[2] Her book Schwarzbuch Scientology (The Black Book of Scientology) was published in 2007.[1] Caberta is also an official in Hamburg's authority for interior affairs.[3][4]

Is a German actress born in Recklinghausen in 1935. Another foothold they had in broadcasting, film

Is a German actress born in Recklinghausen in 1935. Another foothold they had in broadcasting, film and television. Probably your first major appearance in front of the camera,she had 1960 in one of the first big blockbuster of the fledgling German television: Television in the five games on the beach of the green river Spree, which for a book by Hans Scholz was born, she was equally divided into two roles to see . In the third sequence, she played the girl Hannah, which is after the Battle of Kunersdorf to the injured soldiers will, in the fourth part of the "goat princess" Bärbel Kroll, which is nearing the end of World War II is a lovingly dying soldier (Peter Thom) endeavor. Until today it is in about 60 films and television playing in large and small rolls occurred, including in the television game visit to a small planet, Balthasar in traffic, the television series Derrick, Tatort, the multi-part Die Buddenbrooks (1979), and the feature film Pünktchen and Anton.

Held the position of Deputy Chairman of the German Confederation of Trade Unions (Deutscher Gewerksc

Held the position of Deputy Chairman of the German Confederation of Trade Unions (Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund; DGB) from 1990 to 2006.[1] She is now a lecturer at the German Federal Employment Agency’s special training school Hochschule der Bundesagentur für Arbeit in Schwerin. She also teaches at the Free University of Berlin and chairs the Social Policy Working Group of the non-government organization Sozialverband Deutschland (SoVD). From 1986 to 2009, Ursula Engelen-Kefer belonged to the 45-member „Executive Committee“ of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). She was chosen by the district of Ingolstadt, Eichstätt and Neuburg-Schrobenhausen to be its direct SPD candidate for the Bundestag in the last federal election (on September 27, 2009). In July 2009 she was elected as member of the "Executive Committee" of the Social Democratic Party in Bavaria.

Is a German swimmer and Olympic champion.

Is a German swimmer and Olympic champion.

Is a German footballer. She currently plays for FCR 2001 Duisburg and the German national team. She

Is a German footballer. She currently plays for FCR 2001 Duisburg and the German national team. She played her debut with the German national team at Algarve Cup on 9 March 2007 against France.

Is a German actress from Ulm. In 2001, Karven made international headlines when her four year-old so

Is a German actress from Ulm. In 2001, Karven made international headlines when her four year-old son, Daniel, drowned at a birthday party in the swimming pool of American musician Tommy Lee in Santa Monica. She is married and has two other children. She lived with her family for a few years in Florida and currently lives on the island of Majorca, Spain. As well as acting, Karven markets her own line of baby products and a maternity clothing range called "Bellybutton". Since 2004 she has promoted relaxation exercises called "Power Yoga", which often brings her back to the American West Coast, especially the region around Los Angeles.

An Austrian actress. In 1983-85, she was romantically involved with Queen frontman, Freddie Mercury,

An Austrian actress. In 1983-85, she was romantically involved with Queen frontman, Freddie Mercury, whom she would come to call the love of her life. She worked in film, often with Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Barbara Valentin died of a stroke and is buried in the Ostfriedhof cemetery in Munich.

Was a German author and spy for the Soviet Union. A daughter of Robert René Kuczynski, she joined t

Was a German author and spy for the Soviet Union. A daughter of Robert René Kuczynski, she joined the Communist party at an early age. After her family moved to the United States in 1928, Kuczynski became a spy for the GRU. Code-named "Sonja", she married

Is an Austrian pair skater. With partner Michael Nemec, she represented Austria at the 1976 Winter O

Is an Austrian pair skater. With partner Michael Nemec, she represented Austria at the 1976 Winter Olympics, where they placed 10th.

Plassnik is from the Austrian state of Carinthia and grew up in a social democratic family. From 197

Plassnik is from the Austrian state of Carinthia and grew up in a social democratic family. From 1971 to 1972 she was an exchange student at the Foxcroft School in Middleburg, Virginia, United States. She received a law degree from the University of Vienna in 1977 and worked thereafter in different positions in the Austrian Ministry for Foreign Affairs until 1997. Until that time she was considered to be politically neutral or even social-democratic.

Is a German freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 she was a member of

Is a German freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 she was a member of the German relay team that won the silver medal in the 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay event. Pollack swam in the semi-final and helped the team to qualify f

Is a sculptor who has been working in Brooklyn, New York for the past 30 years. She received her MFA

Is a sculptor who has been working in Brooklyn, New York for the past 30 years. She received her MFA from Columbia University in 1975 after which time she started to work with cedar, a material through which she has explored a wide range of images.